User talk:Jatrius

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[edit] Nine Days Wonder

I have removed from the Jane Grey article your entry suggesting that the phrase "nine day wonder" is derived from Jane's reign. That is simply not true. The phrase was in use long before Jane lived or reigned, dating back at least to Geoffrey Chaucer's play "Troilus and Cressida" written in the 14th century. The Oxford Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language states that the phrase can be found in texts dating as far back as 1325. PhD Historian 08:30, 16 February 2007 (UTC) alright. I shall take it up with old Ebeneezer Cobham Brewer myselfJatrius (talk) 15:19, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Crazy Diamond Design

Please do not remove content from Wikipedia, as you did to Crazy Diamond Design. It is considered vandalism. If you think an article should be deleted, please use deletion process, in stead of blanking the page. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Od Mishehu (talk • contribs) 19:48, 10 April 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Do Not Sign Articles

Please do not sign articles. Sign Talk page comments. Hu 04:38, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Besiktas corrections

I appreciate the help with certain grammatical errors, and for some reason edit remarks always seem to sound harsh- we just use game-tying instead of equalising. Thanks for your contribution! Monsieurdl 13:31, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Belfast Blitz

Its tricky to name the Republic of Ireland in 1941. The Irish Free State ceased in 1937. The 1937 constitution says that “the name of the state is Éire, or, in the English language, Ireland”. "Éire" is not an English language word, so you can't use that. Nor can you use the word "Ireland" as it could refer to the entire island. (the constitution did claim the entire island, this came up when the Irish protested to the Germans for the Blitz - Irish territory was being bombed) The British "Ireland Act" of 1949 reads: "that part of Ireland heretofore known as Eire...may [be referred to] as the Republic of Ireland.”. At the time people would have used other terms, sch as "the 26 counties" ClemMcGann (talk) 13:01, 19 March 2008 (UTC)